Acts 10:2

devout and fearing God with all his household, both giving alms generously to the people and praying to God about everything.

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In The King James Version

A devout man, and one that feared God with all his house, which gave much alms to the people, and prayed to God alway.

In Context

1Now there was a certain man in Caesarea named Cornelius, a centurion of what was called the Italian Regiment,

3About the ninth hour of the day, in a vision, he saw clearly an angel of God entering his presence and saying to him, “Cornelius!”

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Matthew Henry on Acts 10:2-9

The Case of Cornelius. 1 There was a certain man in Cæsarea called Cornelius, a centurion of the band called the Italian band, 2 A devout man, and one that feared God with all his house, which gave much alms to the people, and prayed to God alway. 3 He saw in a vision evidently about the ninth hour of the day an angel of God coming in to him, and saying unto him, Cornelius. 4 And when he looked on him, he was afraid, and said, What is it, Lord? And he said unto him, Thy prayers and thine alms are come up for a… Read the whole commentary →

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